Glen D. Johnson Jr.
{{Short description|American academic and politician (born 1954)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image =
|office = 8th Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
|term_start = January 1, 2007
|term_end = September 30, 2021
|predecessor = Paul G. Risser
|successor = Allison Garrett
|office2 = President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University
|term_start2 = July 1997
|term_end2 = December 2006
|predecessor2 = Larry Williams
|successor2 = Michael Turner
|office3 = 39th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
|term_start3 = 1991
|term_end3 = 1997
|predecessor3 = Steve Lewis
|successor3 = Loyd Benson
|state_house4 = Oklahoma
|district4 = 24th
|term_start4 = 1982
|term_end4 = 1997
|predecessor4 = Bill Robinson
|successor4 = Dale Turner
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|4|20}}
|birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democrat
|alma_mater = University of Oklahoma
OU College of Law
|occupation = Lawyer, educator, politician
}}
Glen D. Johnson Jr. (born April 20, 1954) is the former Oklahoma Speaker of the House of Representatives and former Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, succeeded by Allison Garrett a state system of colleges and universities in Oklahoma. In 1996, Johnson was the Democratic party nominee for US Congress in the Second Congressional District of Oklahoma, defeated by Tom Coburn.{{cite web|url=https://www.okhighered.org/state-system/chancellor-johnson.shtml|title=Glen Johnson, Jr.|publisher=Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education|accessdate=December 1, 2019}}
Early life and education
Born in Oklahoma City, Johnson is the son of former U.S. Congressman Glen D. Johnson Sr. and Imogene Johnson. He graduated from Muskogee High School in 1972. He completed his bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Oklahoma and then obtained his Juris Doctor from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. During his college years, he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and is currently serves on the National Foundation board of directors of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Career
Johnson founded Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in 1986 and previously was a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame's Executive Board of Directors and the Oklahoma State Fair Board of Directors respectively.
From 1982 to 1996, Johnson was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and, in 1990, became Speaker of the State House at age 36, the youngest in the state's history (at the time).{{cite web|url=https://www.chickasaw.tv/profiles/doctor-glen-d-johnson-junior-profile|title=Dr. Glen D. Johnson, Jr.|publisher=Chickasaw TV|accessdate=December 1, 2019}} Johnson is the 8th Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education having assumed the position in January, 2007. He previously served ten years as the 16th president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. In 2012, Johnson was elected to the Southern Regional Education Board of which he still a vice chairman. In 2014, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges have appointed Johnson to its Council of Presidents and the same year he was elected to the State Higher Education Executive Officers' Executive Committee.
In 2019, Johnson announced his retirement, which began in fall of 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/state-chancellor-glen-johnson-announces-retirement-effective-at-end-of/article_86ddb469-e760-5671-8b09-632058112ff3.html|title=State Chancellor Glen Johnson announces retirement, effective at end of 2020|author=Krehbiel, Randy|work=Tulsa World|date=September 14, 2019|accessdate=December 1, 2019}}
Personal life
Glen Johnson Jr. lives in Oklahoma City with his wife Melinda Pierce, a school teacher at Edmond Memorial High School. Johnson was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2006{{cite web|url=https://oklahomahof.com/member-archives/j/johnson-jr-glen-d-2006|title=Johnson inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame (2006)|accessdate=December 1, 2019}} and ten years later was also inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.ohehs.org/hof/glenjohnson.html|title=Hall of Fame Member Biographies|publisher=Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society|accessdate=December 1, 2019}} Johnson was succeeded as President of the Durant campus by Michael D. Turner.{{cite web|date=October 26, 2007|url=https://www.rsu.edu/rsu-vice-president-named-18th-president-of-southeastern-oklahoma-state-university/|title=RSU Vice President Named 18th President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University|publisher=Rutgers State University|accessdate=December 1, 2019}}
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Category:Heads of Oklahoma state agencies
Category:Politicians from Oklahoma City
Category:Presidents of Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Category:Speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives